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Author: wandawaterman@themindfulbard.com

Once described as a "creative monster," I'm a blogger, cultural journalist, digital nomad, poet, screenwriter, fiction writer, spoken word artist, and graphic novelist. I grew up in Nova Scotia but now call Montreal home.
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Journaling: On Hurrying

November 8, 2021October 25, 2021 wandawaterman@themindfulbard.com

How much hurrying is ever really necessary or frutiful? Isn’t hurrying just a way of mindlessly obeying an infantile, clamoring ego, either ours or someone else’s? If hurrying ever does create “extra” time, we hardly know what to do with … Continue reading Journaling: On Hurrying

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Breath Mantra Meme for the True Self

November 4, 2021September 27, 2021 wandawaterman@themindfulbard.com

Deep, conscious breathing is among the simplest and most rewarding forms of meditation. Mantras help by giving your mind something to focus on so that it … Continue reading Breath Mantra Meme for the True Self

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Poem: God Seeing

November 2, 2021November 8, 2021 wandawaterman@themindfulbard.com

When I look out upon this earth and see These breathing things so seemingly self-making (Oh, how they burst and sprout and raise their faces!), These quickened things so solemnly sky-staring (This sky with lights and waters overspilling!), I want … Continue reading Poem: God Seeing

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Journaling: Not Me, Me

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 wandawaterman@themindfulbard.com

Image: Anonymous, Marcia Painting Self-Portrait Using Mirror (detail), in Giovanni Boccaccio’s De Mulieribus Claris, c. 1403. Bibliothèque Nationale de France. NOT ME What looks back What wallows in pain, seeking more pain What seeks to justify itself What clings to the past What feels … Continue reading Journaling: Not Me, Me

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Metro Demons on a Rainy Halloween in Montreal

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 wandawaterman@themindfulbard.com

Thought this couple was just too cute not to share. Continue reading Metro Demons on a Rainy Halloween in Montreal

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